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Christmas Is Cancelled. Part Three.
For some background you may like to look at parts one and two. Part one was written, 20.11.2017A.D. and Part two was written 26.11.2021A.D. I had...
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Broken Ability Part 1-1

“Wake up, son! It’s time to tend the field!” I opened my eyes then shut them again against the bright early sun. “Up, up, up!” Father said, tugging...
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Even Croesus Had To Sleep
The billions have nothing The billionaires the lot. Sorry won’t be enough. A bowl of pasta once a day, While rocket ships just fly away. Sorry won’t...
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DRAGON WOK RESTAURANT:Chapter Two

Chapter Two The Fateful Journey: In the morning, Peter was awoken by whining tires as vehicles rushed over a busy overpass. He wasn’t wearing his...
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THE DRAGON WOK RESTAURANT: Chapter one

ABOUT THE AUTHOR. First and foremost, I am happily retired at seventy-one. It's a little late to start writing, but that’s the beautiful thing about...
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A Country Practice
I can’t believe we’re driving all the way to Finchester, it’s right in the middle of nowhere, and there’s nothing there when you get there.” “They’re...
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The First Hurrah
I know a woman whose body was full of pain but her heart held much love in spite of such a claim. She raised three children in the midst of some...
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THE DOG PARK

SUMMARY: SUMMARY: How does a story happen? What were you thinking when the story was born? I was writing another story about the existence of God and this idea popped into my brain. Humanity is on the cusp of annihilation, similar to my ending.
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Shared values
Does it shed needles? Nah! Why would it do that if it’s not dead? It’s a living thing is this tree, not a blinking boa constrictor. That’s what the...
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Christmas Feast
Traumatised shoppers stumbled through the Christmastime aghast, minds blown not by the money-saving bargains but by the sheer pointless masochism and...
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Christmas Is A Long Time Coming
Christmas Is A Long Time Coming By Paul McCann It’s a long time coming but that special something you had has gone away . Sometimes I miss you more...
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rainbow nights
sparkling starlight in you eyes moonshine silver kissed glittering magic sands run night visions and forgotten tales vague as in a glass in a dream...
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Noah's Ark

He had worked very hard to ensure that no troubles would occur and therefore he'd only allowed couples.
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"In the bleak midwinter..."

A little festive diversion away from my Undertakers saga, well, elements of it anyway
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Nativity

An old poem I've revised for Christmas.; and by way of my greeting to all at ABCtales, not least our editorial team who keep this ship afloat. So may you all have a blessed Christmas and a peaceful New Year; as we can hope for 2024 for our conflicted world. Dougie
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Consequences of God becoming man

y oung ruler … Z acchaeus … the baby came and grew and then Jesus, the man, so cared that we may live anew …
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the house with a collapsing roof

the house with a collapsing roof stands over the landscape, human inhabitants are long gone, that view from the empty windows, is seen by no one,...
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David Wainwright’s Feet
David Wainwright’s Feet were enormous. His right foot was a size 16, his left a size 15. As a result, buying shoes was always difficult for him, but...
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Muse on Jesus
muse on. Namaste thy holy son. Incarnate, spirit lives, spirit lives. Rave on, rave on, far from the madding throng. Restless in love, be still, be...
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Ulf and Sven at Christmas
Sven: ( offstage ) "Ulf. Ulf." ( enter Sven ) Sven: “Happy Christmas, Ulf.” Takes out a present from behind his back. “Look, Santa has been.” Ulf;...
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